Foundation Plugin

medeek · 19 Jul 2017, 01:55

Version 1.1.5 - 07.18.2017

Fixed bug with slab reinforcement for Slab-on-Grade foundations (Polygon, Face).

dpaul · 7 Aug 2017, 17:28

I have just started to experiment with the foundation plugin. The parametrics are great.

A question: might it be possible to have defaults for joists flush with the mud sill, i.e. to have the floor
assembly sit WITHIN the foundation wall?

With my thanks.

pbacot · 7 Aug 2017, 18:22

@dpaul said:

I have just started to experiment with the foundation plugin. The parametrics are great.

A question: might it be possible to have defaults for joists flush with the mud sill, i.e. to have the floor
assembly sit WITHIN the foundation wall?

With my thanks.

This is an increasingly typical condition for us too. The sheathing extends over the mudsill. Then we also have the condition where we raise the stemwall even higher to raise the wall framing above adjacent decks.

facer · 9 Aug 2017, 01:08

8 Aug Update

facer · 14 Aug 2017, 12:27

Medeek Const Library - Kickstarter Status at: 14 Aug

facer · 20 Aug 2017, 08:53

Medeek Const Library - Kickstarter Status at: 20 Aug

All or nothing. This project will only be funded if it reaches its goal by Tue, August 29 2017

Medeek Construction Library

Nathaniel Wilkerson is raising funds for Medeek Construction Library on Kickstarter! The Medeek Construction Library combines the original Truss Plugin, Foundation Plugin and the New Wall Plugin.

Kickstarter (www.kickstarter.com)

facer · 26 Aug 2017, 12:14

Medeek Const Library - Kickstarter Status at: 26 Aug

medeek · 23 Jan 2018, 03:22

I've been considering adding in a waffle (pod) slab, the type that is common in Australia.

I've also been reading quite a few online articles that discuss some of the issue with this type of foundation:

Beware Waffle Slabs - Structural Engineers

What are waffle slabs? Are they a great idea? I'll answer these questions and finish up with why I have never, ever designed one waffle slab.

Structural Engineers (www.cornellengineers.com.au)

There does seem to be some advantages to this system but also some disadvantages.

https://wpma.org.au/members/members

Just wondering if anyone has any direct experience good or bad with this type of foundation system that they would be willing to share.

medeek · 19 Apr 2018, 18:54

A new tutorial by NSM Construction.

pbacot · 19 Apr 2018, 20:42

Nice!

medeek · 11 Jul 2018, 02:32

Version 1.1.6 - 07.10.2018

Updated the licensing and registration system, added a license tab to the global settings.

medeek · 19 Jul 2018, 02:27

Version 1.1.6b - 07.18.2018

Fixed a bug in the updated registration system.

This is a critical update, the recently release version 1.1.6 will not allow the registration of the serial number.

juju · 19 Jul 2018, 14:53

@medeek said:

Version 1.1.6b - 07.18.2018

Fixed a bug in the updated registration system.

This is a critical update, the recently release version 1.1.6 will not allow the registration of the serial number.

Are you sure? I didn't seem to have any trouble with it when I updated on 10 July 2018? Although I have not used it since. New version / upgrade will have to wait until, well whenever, access expired on 17 July 2018! Oh well...

medeek · 19 Jul 2018, 16:59

If you have previously entered your serial number you will probably not have this issue however the bug is still there and if you ever change or replace your serial number you will probably encounter this issue.

medeek · 15 Oct 2018, 21:24

Version 1.1.7 - 10.15.2018

Name of plugin changed to "Medeek Foundation".
Updated the licensing system to include a 30 day limit of the trial version.
Updates to the HTML pages of the global settings.

I haven't spent much time on the foundation plugin in the last year and a half and it is beginning to show.

I have however determined that I can now devise an algorithm for step down foundation stem walls. A big shout out to Christina Eneroth whose excellent coding and generosity will make this feature possible in the near future.

Making the step down feature fully parametric may be a bit more of a challenge. I will need to give this some serious thought.

medeek · 26 Oct 2018, 17:00

Todo list for the foundation plugin:

Parametrics (things get a little tricky for complex footprints [non-rectangular slabs and stemwalls], this will take some thought)
Window and Door openings in foundation walls.
Ability to cut holes into slabs
Isolated Post/Footing Module
Blockouts in stem walls for doors/garage doors
Floor drains in slabs.
Switching to all HTML menus with tooltips/thumbnails
Custom materials (similar to the truss and wall plugins)
Step down foundation stem walls for sloping sites (fully parametric, this will also be a challenge).
Adding more defaults into the global settings.
Raft and Waffle foundations.
The current method of inserting (one) strip footing is very limiting. This whole methodology needs to be reworked into something which allows any number of strip footings.

Let me know if I am missing something on this list.

The potential complexity of this plugin could easily rival the wall and truss plugins the more I think about it, again lots to do and never enough time to accomplish it all. Sometimes I think my ideas are much too big for my capacity.

medeek · 14 Dec 2018, 23:31

I've been giving this plugin some more thought now that I well versed with making my other plugins parametric.

The one area that is intriguing to me right now is the ability to make a complex outline parametric.

My concept or idea on how to make this work would be to have a context menu item which allows the user to right click on the foundation (ie. slab-on-grade) and choose to edit "foundation outline". A html menu would open up with the option to cancel or save changes.

The points that define the foundation outline are actually stored in the attribute library. The tool would create a temporary group and then create a temporary outline (edges) within that group, while greying out the rest of the model.

The user could then modify, delete or create any edges (lines) they like, so long as the edges (points) form a complete, closed loop. (When the user clicks save the plugin would first do some error checking to make sure that the updated outline forms a valid loop.)

Once the user is done editing they can click the save button and the new points are saved into the attribute library, the temp group and its contents is deleted. The user is returned back to the root of model and the foundation is regenerated.

medeek · 21 Dec 2018, 13:36

Version 1.1.8 - 12.21.2018

Enabled temporary (construction) dimensions for all foundation types.
Added a section in the General tab of the global settings for configuring construction dimensions.
Licensee name now appears in the License tab of the Global Settings when plugin is registered.

medeek · 29 Dec 2018, 00:48

Version 1.1.8b - 12.28.2018

Fixed bug in the registration/licensing module.

juju · 2 Jan 2019, 09:59

Will this info be available in the native SU Entity Info as well? This will make it available for the native SU / LO labelling functonality.